Noah Kemble, forward, Havelock: Kemble led the area in goals scored with 26. He is the Sun Journal Player of the Year for 2012.

Peter Brown, forward, Havelock: If Kemble wasn’t scoring, Brown probably was. Brown had a nose for the ball and for being in the right place at the right time. He scored 17 goals on the year.

Durant Mangum, defender, New Bern: Mangum, a senior, was a leader on the Bears’ defense. New Bern had four shutouts on the season.

Cody Tyson, midfielder, New Bern: Tyson was a senior captain for the Bears. He led the team in goals.

Ian Brizes, forward, Epiphany: Brizes was Epiphany’s leading goal-scorer with 19. He was also an all-state performer.

Robbie Laguardia, defense, Epiphany: Laguardia was the Falcons’ defensive backbone. He played sweeper, yet still scored a goal and had two assists. Epiphany won 12 games and beat Greenfield for the first time in the school’s history.

Brendan McLaughlin, midfielder, Epiphany:

McLaughlin was one of the main players for Epiphany. The sophomore captain scored 10 goals and handed out 11 assists.

Lamberto Gomez, midfielder, West Craven: The Eagles’ senior striker was team captain and finished his career with 60-plus goals and 100 assists. He scored nine goals and had 15 assists this season.

Eliazar Ortega, midfielder, West Craven: Ortega, behind Gomez was the Eagles’ second-most prominent scorer with eight. The sophomore brought exceptional speed and ball-handling ability to West Craven this season.

Ngen Rahlan, defender, West Craven: Raghlan was West Craven’s best defender. He was the man Aaron Steele relied upon all season to stop the other team’s best player.

Jesus Munoz, goalkeeper, West Craven: Munoz was the Eagles’ goal keeper and last line of defense. He saved 157 of 237 shots and posted four shutouts.